Initially, the Soviets fired apparently aimlessly and blindly, allowing the infantrymen who jumped from the armored carriers to take up fighting positions. However, not long after, the artillery shell landed directly in the battalion's battle formation and exploded. The commander of the guard here decided to move from the trench to the shelter under the protection of the breastworks, and the signal troops were running behind him.
Suddenly, a soldier nearby stood up from the bomb shelter and threw a Molotov cocktail at the tank. But it missed the tank. I don't know whether it was because the tank was too far away, or because the soldier was not strong enough, so the Molotov cocktail was just rolling on the ground. At this moment, another person suddenly crossed in front of the tank, grabbed the Molotov cocktail on the ground, waved his hand just a few steps away from the tank, and hit the Molotov cocktail directly into the tank's observation hole, and then A tiger jumped to the side and fell to the ground.
The tank burst into flames. It seemed to be stuck, and the sound of the motor fell silent. It seemed that the big flame was as firmly stuck to the armored steel plate as a piece of gummy candy, and like a rope made of flames. Trapped the tank tightly, swallowing it whole. After a few seconds, the hatch cover that had been tightly covered opened with a clang, and the first thing that stuck out was a thick plume of smoke, and then several soldiers jumped out from inside. These people howled helplessly, waving their arms that were already on fire desperately, and some rolled on the ground, trying to extinguish the fire on the jumpsuit tank. A dark cloud of smoke slowly descended. Then there was silence. The sound of gunfire from both sides on the battlefield stopped.
Didi, beep..., another attack by the Soviet 49th Army was immediately transmitted to the headquarters of General Paul Hausser via radio. The Soviets finally took action, and General Paul Hausser also knew that it would depend on today whether they could solve the threat on the southern front, so they did not pay attention to the fighting there at first, but ordered the small group of troops there to fight to the death. live. In order to find the loopholes of the Soviet Red Army, this move undoubtedly puts the troops still fighting in danger, but this is war, and General Paul Hausser must consider the overall situation.
It wasn't until the third telegram for help was delivered to General Paul Hausser that he began to carefully consider the timing of the attack. Not once had General Paul Hausser been as confused as he was today, not even once. He has spent more than thirty years in the military. But when it comes to the lives and deaths of hundreds of thousands of soldiers, one can imagine the great pressure. If an error in judgment leads to the collapse of the front, Germany's most elite force will disappear from the German army's battle order, and the chain reaction will be very terrifying.
The brief confusion could not affect the bravery and courage that Paul Hausser had developed over the past thirty years. The confusion only lasted for a short moment and was immediately forgotten. "Let's go and defeat our enemies!" said a slightly hunched back. He straightened up again, and a light suddenly appeared in his eyes. With just one glance, the staff officers next to him knew immediately that their confident commander was back.
The order was given lightly and with the same confidence as before. With the order of General Paul Hauser, the entire command became busy again.
"General orders, start attacking!"
"The artillery unit is ready for an extended strike!"
"Other troops, the battle has begun, follow the battle group..." The entire command headquarters immediately became noisy, and various orders that were already familiar to them began to be conveyed at this time.
The five battle groups formed were named after the commanders of these battle groups. Joachim Pipe and Lucky were the commanders of a battle group. The name of this battle group was naturally called Pipe Battle Group. Wearing a black military uniform and a smile that could make anyone fall, Piper began his journey as the commander of the battle group. Originally, Piper was absolutely not qualified to participate in the war as a commander, but Lin Wei was well aware of Piper's ability and his ruthless style of fighting, so he strongly recommended Piper to fight as the commander of the battle group. I just hope that Piper can maintain the bloody fighting style in history. Piper was naturally grateful for Lin Wei's praise, so he was determined to prove that the leader was right in the battle.
General Paul Hausser's order immediately launched the SS troops on the southern front into the battle, which had already been tightly wound up. Seven hundred intact Panther tanks, each in five battle groups, formed three attack arrows to start their own attack. Their purpose was to completely eliminate the SS threat on the southern front.
In just a short moment, the five battle groups hidden behind the defense line immediately rushed into the battlefield with incomparable momentum. Battlegroup Pyp aggressively attacks Podolsk. Pipe knew that the train station in Podolsk was a necessary location for the attack on Moscow. It was very important to the Soviet 49th Army. Furthermore, because the 1st Armored Division of the Waffen-SS was unable to open up the supply line, Battle Group Pipe could only There were two to three days of combat fuel left, so even if the Soviets did not stop them, they would not be able to continue advancing south. Therefore, the task before Battle Group Pip and the SS offensive forces is to annihilate the troops of the Soviet 49th Group Army at close range.
In order to block the advance of Battle Group Pape, the Soviet 49th Army dispatched two regiments of troops. The 40th Tank Regiment and the 823rd Infantry Regiment entered Podolsk. However, when Battle Group Pipe arrived in the early morning of the 19th, the 40th Tank Regiment and the 823rd Infantry Regiment had not yet arrived at Podolsk, causing the original defenders of Podolsk to immediately fall into a bitter battle. Fortunately, it didn't take long before they received support.
Since the tanks of Battle Group Pape and the Soviet tank regiments that entered Podolsk entered from both ends of Podolsk at almost the same time, some chaos was caused that would not have occurred in the first place. The armored units that were supposed to be fighting on the Great Plains were instead. When fighting here, it feels like you can't do anything. In the streets of the city, Soviet and German tanks went back and forth looking for their enemies. In many cases, due to the limitations of the tank itself, the two named parties are very close but cannot see each other, but there are exceptions. Two tanks passed each other only five meters apart. The Soviet tank seemed to notice something, so it immediately began to turn the turret in an attempt to keep up with the Panther tank, but it was not in time. The commander of the Panther tank stopped behind the stationary T-34 tank. Then he turned the car around leisurely. Then our last shot directly hit the turret of this Russian tank. The T-34 immediately exploded violently. Its turret flew upwards about three meters. And when it fell, this huge turret almost hit our tank gun. While we were in a desperate fight with the author of this damn T-34 tank, other T-34 Soviet tanks carrying infantry rushed past us.
At about ten o'clock, a second lieutenant came to the position of the 823rd Infantry Regiment and called volunteers to deal with two German tanks advancing along the railway. Although they had no experience in using rocket launchers, both Sergeant Daley and Private Schman volunteered to participate in this dangerous mission. After the second lieutenant briefly explained the operation of the rocket launcher, the two anti-aircraft artillerymen each took a rocket launcher into battle, hoping to kill several German tanks. In the thick fog, Dallage and Schman were able to touch the back of the German tanks. At this time, they discovered that a total of four German tanks were parked on the Laglitz Highway. Dallage and Schmann fired at the rear of the two nearest tanks. As a result, the two Panther tanks were hit by rockets and caught fire. The Germans immediately used machine guns to fire at the positions of Dallage and Schmann. However, these two artillerymen who had made a great contribution All can safely retreat to friendly positions in the chaos.
The fighting was not limited to the city. Tanks from Kampfgruppe Pape began attacking the roads surrounding Podolsk. The anti-aircraft artillery of the 823rd Infantry Regiment fired at the leading Panther tank. The first armor-piercing round hit the target's left track, and the second round broke its barrel. The crew of the Panther was in the tank. After losing power and combat capabilities, they all abandoned their vehicles and fled. Nonetheless, under fierce attack by German Panzergrenadiers, the Red Army was soon forced to abandon the roadblock near the farm.
While the Peip battle group was winning consecutive battles in Podolsk, other battle groups were also progressing very smoothly. These battle groups not only smashed the Soviet 49th Army's offensive troops, but even began to threaten Moscow's front facing the center. The Soviet 33rd Army and the 43rd Army of the Army Group, General Paul Hausser simply did not lose his rationality, thinking that he could defeat the three armies, and solving one problem at a time was the way to go. This is why Germany In extremely unfavorable circumstances, the reason why the opponent was finally defeated one by one.
At this time, the 49th Army seemed not to have discovered its own problem. Even now, it still thinks that it has the strength to attack Moscow. However, the Soviet commanders may not know that the enemies they face are already on par with themselves, but This cannot be blamed on the Soviets for not thinking about it. No one would have thought that Lin Wei almost completely gave up the defense in the west and concentrated his forces to fight the Soviet Red Army on the southern front.
The Soviet deployment had just begun to take shape when it was discovered by the ubiquitous German reconnaissance planes in the sky. When the news was sent to Paul Hausser, General Paul Hausser could see this was not a clever plan at just one glance. The idea is to still concentrate the tank troops to attack Germany? General Paul Hausser is almost in tears now. The Soviet commander is so considerate that he uses armored forces to attack. This is Germany's favorite way of fighting, because no one can defeat him like this. German.